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Genesis 25:26

King James Version (KJV)

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And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac [was] threescore years old when she bare them.

Genesis 25:26 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Genesis 25:26

Theological / Devotional

His name was called Jacob. The Hebrew word for “heel,” ‘aqeb, is related to the verb ‘aqab, “to take by the heel,” figuratively, “to deceive.” The personal name Jacob, meaning “he grasps the heel” or “he deceives,” was therefore most appropriate. It was not only reminiscent of the incident at his birth, but prophetic of his character and destiny.

On the age of Isaac at the time of the birth of his two sons, see on vs. 19-21.

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